And as Protestants do, they have made this concept very Protestant-that is, they have made it a fairly sappy, sweet, and sentimental Christian idea.įor those of us in the churches of God, the idea of stewardship is well known. They have books that you can get in the local Bible bookstore. If you keep up with what the evangelicals are doing you know that the subject of stewardship is one of their favorite topics, and it has been for maybe five years now. We must be watchful and protective of our families and our relationships with others, and especially our relationship with God. His disciples or ministers are to provide meat in due season, being ready to provide suitable answers, be watchful and protective of his master's goods and his master's flocks. We have been entrusted with our calling, hope, and inheritance. We, as stewards of God, have been entrusted with many things: His Spirit, His Word, His Spiritual gifts for the purpose of helping the congregation as well as the talents and abilities He has given us. Notable examples in scripture of this office were Eliezer, Joseph, David's stewards, as well as Jesus' parables illustrating faithful and unfaithful stewards. From everyone to whom much has been given, much will be required and to whom they entrusted much, of him they will ask all the more.A steward is a person responsible for the resourceful conducting, supervision, or managing of something entrusted into his care by a superior. 47 And that servant who knew his master’s will, and yet did not get ready or act in accord with his will, will be beaten with many lashes, 48 but the one who did not know it and did things worthy of a beating, will receive only a few. 45 But if that servant says in his heart, ‘My master is taking his time in coming,’ and begins to beat the servants, both men and women, and to eat and drink and get drunk, 46 the master of that servant will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour he does not know, and will cut him in pieces, and assign him a place with the unbelievers. 44 I assure you and most solemnly say to you, he will put him in charge of all his possessions. 42 The Lord said, “Who then is the faithful and wise steward, whom his master will put in charge over his household, to give his servants their portion of food at the proper time? ( A) 43 Blessed (happy, prosperous, to be admired) is that servant whom his master finds so doing when he arrives.
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